1996 Domaine Manoir du Carra Beaujolais-Villages (About $10)

Here’s a lighthearted Beaujolais-Villages that’s not trying to be anything but Beaujolais. Lively and thirst-quenching, this juicy, non-filtered Gamay makes delicious summer drinking. It’s bright cherry in color, sweetly scented with raspberries, yet has enough darker overtones that it’s not cloying. Serve it slightly chilled in this weather. It should go with just about everything, except fish.